Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Techie Arrested for Stealing Rs 87 Crore Source Code
A man named Ashutosh Nigam, who used to work as a senior manager at a software company in Bengaluru, was arrested for stealing important computer code worth Rs 87 crore.
He took the code without permission and sent it to his personal email.
The company found out, and he admitted to doing it.
He was then fired from his job.
The police are now investigating the case to find out more about what happened.
Nigam had been working at the company since 2020.
Ashutosh Nigam, a former Senior Manager Research Scientist at Amadeus Software Labs India (P) Ltd, was arrested for stealing proprietary software source code valued at Rs 87 crore.
The theft occurred on October 11, 2025, when Nigam transferred the source code and other confidential data from his personal email account without the company's consent.
Upon confrontation with internal findings, Nigam admitted to the theft, which was video recorded by the company.
His employment was terminated on December 3, 2025, following the admission of the theft.
A case was registered against Nigam at the Whitefield Cyber Crime police station under relevant sections of the IT Act on January 23, 2026, and further investigation is underway.
- Who
- Ashutosh Nigam, a former Senior Manager Research Scientist at Amadeus Software Labs India (P) Ltd
- What
- Theft of proprietary software source code valued at Rs 87 crore
- When
- The theft occurred on October 11, 2025, and the FIR was registered on January 23, 2026
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- To cause severe business impact and compromise the company's intellectual property rights
- Accused Name
- Ashutosh Nigam
- Company Name
- Amadeus Software Labs India (P) Ltd
- Position
- Senior Manager Research Scientist
- Date of Theft
- October 11, 2025
- Value of Source Code
- Rs 87 crore (8,000,000 Euros)
- Date of Termination
- December 3, 2025
- Police Station
- Whitefield Cyber Crime
- Date of FIR
- January 23, 2026
- Date of Employment
- February 1, 2020
